“Claire’s World” Diorama, Of The Causes Of Wonderful Things. Image: Talya Rubin.
Claire: This fine young gentleman he approached me and he said, ‘My you smoke those cigarettes so well.’ And I said, ‘Well, I’ve had years of practice.’ And he said, ‘Wow, well it shows.’ And then we went back to his house and he lived in a big old mansion. And he gave me lots of cigarettes, cartons and cartons of them. And I said, ‘I like it here.’ And he said, ‘You can stay.’ And that was the beginning of the rest of my life.
